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• So members, even the federal government said we have a fraud problem.
• Attorney Luger said, Minnesota has a fraud problem.
• ,<01:44:47.360> and alerted early to waste, fraud, and alerted early to waste, fraud, and
• We've seen just in the fraud problem.
• Members, $6,500 to $45,000, and we know there's fraud in there also.

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• ,<00:21:02.720> okay, uh you to address the fraud, okay, uh you to address the fraud, okay
• <00:21:12.720> is of the things about the fraud is of the things about the fraud is the<00
• <01:12:20.800> and between all the issues of fraud and between all the issues of fraud and
• You know, fired over all this fraud?
• <01:22:43.040> that are trying to tell us about fraud that are trying to tell us about fraud

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• , punishing fraud, and holding up our hands and saying we don't know what to do about fraud.
• , punishing fraud, and holding up our hands and saying we don't know what to do about fraud.
• Fraud is not a crime maybe every time, but I can't imagine when fraud is not a crime or when it would
• fraud would be permitted.<00:25:01.960> So permitted.
• Um<00:25:11.280> fraud<00:25:11.679> is Um fraud is Um fraud is is<00:25:12.960> not

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• Thank you for your interest in learning about the nation's first consumer fraud restitution fund of its
• Thank you for your interest in learning about the nation's first consumer fraud restitution fund of its
• The impact of scams and consumer fraud is profound, especially when older adults are at a time in their
• , the AARP Fraud Watch Network, and also through policy changes at every level of government.
• <00:03:40.640> and for Minnesota victims of frauds and for Minnesota victims of frauds and

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Summary: The committee heard an update on the Consumer Protection Restitution Account, also called SPRA, from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office and AARP Minnesota. AARP described the fund as a first-of-its-kind consumer fraud restitution program that should encourage scam reporting, give the AG’s office more incentive to pursue cases, and provide financial recovery to victims, especially older adults. The AG’s office explained that the fund is financed by 50% of consumer enforcement recoveries up to $5 million per year, plus unclaimed or undistributable restitution, and said about $4.6 million had been deposited since July 1, 2025, largely from a Johnson & Johnson settlement. Jessica Whitney outlined how claims are processed: consumers file complaints, the office obtains a court order, then determines whether defendants have collectible assets before distributing funds in chronological order based on the date of the court order. She said the first major case is Woodbury Dental Arts, a defunct dental clinic whose patients filed more than 300 claims; the office estimates about 75% are likely valid, is reviewing them, and hopes to issue checks within a month. She also described upcoming cases involving High Road Builders and another home remodeling contractor, along with more than 100 individual fraud complaints, including nine claims totaling more than $5.2 million. Committee members raised concerns about delays, communication with constituents, and whether victims know if their cases are being processed. Whitney said the office is trying to improve outreach through press releases, community visits, senior centers, AARP, and Commerce senior outreach. She also flagged two possible legislative issues: restitution that cannot be distributed may not be subject to the $5 million cap, and the statute’s prohibition on pro rata payments may need reconsideration because available funds appear insufficient to pay all claims in full. The office said it would provide a fuller report in October and continue processing claims this fiscal year.

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• in Texas, particularly check fraud.
• According to the US Treasury Department, check fraud has surged by 385% since the COVID-19 pandemic,
• In recent years, check fraud has surged up over 400%, which has significantly impacted the safety and
• check creation have made it more difficult for banks to detect and prevent fraud in real time.
• Check fraud, raising the awareness of how to detect and prevent fraudulent check items to avoid their

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• It's not going to compromise any kind of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• We see very little fraud, waste, and abuse from small local public bodies.
• doing it and not making sure that there's not fraud and waste?
• And it's not going to open anything up to fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Isn't that setting up for fraud?

Bills: SB145, SB143

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• It should not be possible for fraud like this to occur.
• Report on fraud related to certain COVID-19 loans.
• My bill, H.R. 826, the COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025.
• waste, fraud, and abuse.
• to increase reporting on COVID fraud.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Does the department utilize any type of technology analysis to identify fraud, such as, uh, an earned
• of the Department of Human Services, I think there was a great discovery of fraud.
• of Human Services, I think there was a great discovery of fraud.
• be redirected so that they cannot pursue known fraud.
• And when fraud occurs, that impacts the person, right? They're not receiving the service they need.

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• And then there are times when employers have had private investigators to prove fraud.
• to be committing fraud, that they must pay back the claim.
• Yeah. ...committing fraud that they must pay back the claim. Yeah.
• Well, because all questionable claims are not fraud.
• But this would take the fraud investigation in questionable claims. Not talking about fraud.

Bills: SR145, SR146, SR147, SR148, SCR78, SCR12, HB302, HB221, HCR58, HB59, HB89, HB153, HB243, HB335, HB342, HB350, HB407, HB451, HB513, HB595, HB682, HB688, HB690, HB730, HB762, HB802, HB816, HB940, HB944, HB1003, HB1011, HB1029, HB1053, HB1058, HB1062, HB1064, HB1079, HB1084, HB1098, HB1161, HB1189, HB1203, HB1215, HB1247, HB1248, HB1251, HB1253, HB1257, HB1258, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SR125, SCR54, SCR59, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HCR3, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB330, HB383, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB983, HB1017, HB1126, HB1234, HB1235, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, homeland security, task force, Louisiana Senate, military bases, oil and gas, refining facilities, energy generation, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, food supply, biosecurity, agroterrorism, Chinese Communist Party, People's Republic of China, Russia, Russian government, FBI, Secret Service

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, received a Memorial Day guest minister introduction and prayer, and then moved through journal and legislative bureau matters. The chamber adopted or advanced several Senate resolutions, including SR 149 directing DOTD to study hazards from increased Norfolk Southern rail activity at the Alabo Street Wharf, SR 153 commending a Miss St. Tammany Parish Fair Queen, SR 154 asking LDH to study the in-home skilled nursing market, and SR 145 recreating the task force on protecting Louisiana critical infrastructure from foreign adversaries. It also adopted SCR 78 designating Bonfuca Museum and Research Center Day at the Capitol, and later adopted SCR 54 and SCR 59 memorializing Congress on the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission and Comite River Diversion Canal flood-risk map review, respectively. The Senate also considered a large number of House bills and Senate bills on concurrence or final passage, with most passing overwhelmingly. Topics included education and school policy, health care, criminal justice, natural resources, transportation, insurance, and local government. Among the measures discussed were bills on adolescent literacy, vocational training in graduation plans, special education due process, school crisis plans, autism therapy accommodations during the school day, Medicaid dental coverage, workers’ compensation procedures, prior authorization for certain generic drugs, boiler inspection authority, money transmission licensing, and alternative power sources for nursing facilities. Several bills drew brief explanations from sponsors about technical corrections or policy clarifications, while a few were returned to the calendar or recommitted to committee. A few measures prompted more substantial debate. Senate Bill 456 on workers’ compensation generated extended discussion over whether employers should be allowed to file actions to investigate questionable claims without first cutting off benefits; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while opponents argued it would increase litigation and disadvantage injured workers. The bill ultimately passed 20-17. Senate Bill 401 on the Prescription Drug Affordability Board had House amendments rejected, and Senate Bill 487 on charitable gaming premises rental agreements also had House amendments rejected. Other bills, including SB 393, SB 415, SB 426, SB 435, SB 488, SB 523, and SB 163, had House amendments concurred in, while HB 1095, HB 1103, HB 1129, HB 1166, HB 1195, HB 220, HB 316, HB 511, HB 799, HB 12, HB 66, HB 145, HB 167, HB 196, HB 213, HB 218, HB 222, HB 256, HB 291, HB 326, HB 352, HB 430, HB 433, HB 434, HB 448, HB 456, and HB 1039 were among the House bills finally passed, many by wide margins.

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• Senators, this bill has to do with the penalties for election fraud.
• I think we understand election fraud.
• Given the very sparse evidence of actual election fraud or voter fraud by Texans, is this really a good
• Given the very sparse evidence of actual election fraud or voter fraud by Texans, is this really The
• Often, the true owner does not discover this fraud until it's too late.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. and then took up several bills by suspending the regular order of business. Senate Bill 2031, concerning removal of high fences around breeder deer release sites, passed after an amendment shortened the testing period from five years to three, tied visible identification requirements to the date Parks and Wildlife began requiring them, and made the bill effective immediately. Senate Bill 1490, a cleanup to adult charter high school funding, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2227, creating a process for delayed birth certificates and renamed the Charles E. Barton Act, both passed unanimously after floor amendments. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1964, regulating artificial intelligence systems used by state agencies, also passed unanimously after the author described guardrails for high-risk AI and disclosure requirements. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 2877, which increases penalties for election fraud and related attempts; after debate over whether existing law already covers some conduct and whether the bill was necessary given the small number of convictions, it passed to engrossment and later final passage on a 21-10 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2658, on brackish groundwater production and study, passed after four amendments, including one giving water districts authority to stop production if monitoring shows harm to freshwater supplies or subsidence and another returning a portion of transported water revenue to districts. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 648, strengthening recording requirements for real property instruments to help prevent deed theft, also passed on a 26-4 vote. Other measures approved included Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, making it easier for homeschool students to participate in UIL activities through local district opt-in/nearest-district participation rules; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 407, requiring health care facilities to honor conscience or religious vaccine exemptions for employees, despite extensive questioning about patient safety and immunocompromised patients; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2117, creating a Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review risky foreign acquisitions; Senate Bill 1718, adding the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program after a failed amendment seeking equal space for gun-control advocacy; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1626, clarifying limits on censorship and interference with digital expression by social media platforms; and Senate Bill 2206, updating the state R&D franchise tax credit and related sales tax treatment, which passed 31-0. The chamber also debated Senate Bill 1395 on school health advisory councils. An initial amendment to restore voting seats for teachers and school employees failed, but a later amendment by Senator West added students back in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The Senate then handled routine motions, committee scheduling, first-reading referrals, and adjourned until April 29, with the session ending in memory of two constituents.

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• It was basically to give an incentive to people to report tax fraud when they see it.
• The False Claims Act allows Virginians to blow the whistle on contracting fraud.
• So when Virginians see fraud, they tell the AG; if the AG doesn't act, Virginians can actually bring
• a lawsuit to collect that fraud.
• in Virginia that they do to report federal income tax fraud.

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• Um, Social Security fraud, identity fraud is rampant across the United States.
• So, the potential for fraud exists. So, this would eliminate that potential for fraud.
• Um, Social Security fraud, identity fraud is rampant across the United States.
• So, the potential for fraud exists.
• potential for fraud. potential for fraud.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:10 SB 70 Discussion: 00:58 SB 70 Vote: 04:36 SB 80 Discussion: 05:16 SB 80 Vote: 31:45 SB 127 Discussion: 32:30 SB 127 Vote: 39:38 SB 154 Discussion: 41:25 SB 154 Vote: Adjournment: 47:14, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 70, which would modify the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding one House member and one Senate member, automatically placing the House and Senate chairs of state and local government on the board, adding the state treasurer, broadening who the Speaker and Senate President may appoint, and reducing the governor’s board appointments from two to one. After a brief procedural correction about a committee substitute, the bill was explained and then passed by a 9-0 favorable vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 80, a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they complete imprisonment, probation, and parole, while excluding certain offenses such as election fraud, violent felonies, sex offenses, and crimes against children. The sponsor and Senator Herron argued that Kentucky’s current system is confusing and leaves the state as one of the few with lifetime disenfranchisement, while witnesses from the Sentencing Project, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, and an advocacy group for people with lived experience supported restoration but urged a simpler, broader, automatic approach without offense-based carveouts. Committee members raised questions about implementation, clerk guidance, and how the proposal interacts with expungement and gubernatorial pardons; one senator specifically asked whether serious offenders, including child rapists, would regain voting rights under a broader version, and the witness answered yes. The bill passed with a favorable expression by an 8-1 vote. The transcript then began discussion of Senate Bill 127, also sponsored by Senator Hickden, but the exchange was cut off before the bill was fully explained or any vote was taken.

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• good to be back before the committee to talk about a bipartisan way that we can all fight against fraud
• lost money to fraud for many years to come.
• Thank you for listening to my story and helping fraud victims. Thank you very much.
• I mean, it's fraud, but does that not apply?
• , it's fraud, but does that not apply?

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Summary: The committee heard House File 4867, a bill from Representative Lee to make changes to the Consumer Protection Restitution Account created the prior year to help victims of fraud. The Attorney General’s Office testified that the fund has already received more than $4.5 million and is beginning its first distributions, including payments to victims of the closure of Woodbury Dental. The office said the bill would remove the current $5 million annual deposit cap and establish a more equitable distribution formula so large claims would not exhaust the fund and prevent other victims from receiving restitution. Public testimony strongly supported the bill. A Woodbury Dental victim described paying $25,000 upfront, losing her dental work when the clinic abruptly closed, and having to start over with another dentist; she said reimbursement would help her recover from the loss. An AARP Minnesota representative also supported the measure as a cleanup bill that improves the new restitution program. Members asked about how the bill would handle large claims, whether the Attorney General could still pursue defendants for additional recovery, and whether restitution payments would be taxable. The Attorney General’s Office said it would continue collection efforts and reimburse the fund if later recoveries are made, and Representative Lee said the bill includes a provision making payments non-taxable. The chair then moved that House File 4867 be laid over, and the bill was laid over without a vote on passage.

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• and external, including the Office of Medicaid Inspector General and the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud
• and then do recoveries of those providers who have committed that fraud, waste, abuse, or overpayment
• They're looking for fraud, waste, and abuse and make credible allegations of fraud that they then turn
• over to the Attorney General's office for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and they process.
• They prosecute civil and criminal fraud. Yes.

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Summary: The committee met briefly, approved the January 7 minutes, and heard several Department of Human Services rules. DHS explained a rule allowing rehabilitative hospitals to open psychiatric units, provide acute psychiatric services, and receive Medicaid reimbursement, noting the service is needed and already being provided in Jefferson County. Members also reviewed a rule allowing DHS to participate in the CMS cell and gene therapy model for value-based payment agreements to treat sickle cell disorder with CGT therapy. A third DHS rule would exempt the state from the CMS recovery audit contractor requirement. DHS said recovery audit contractors typically work on contingency to identify fraud, waste, abuse, or overpayments, but Arkansas law prevents contingency arrangements, so the state uses other program-integrity layers instead. Those layers include internal retrospective reviews, an external payment integrity office, the Office of Medicaid Inspector General, and the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Members asked for clarification on the contractor role, and DHS responded that the exemption has no cost and was approved by CMS. During new business, Representative Pilkington asked about a reported increase in uninsured postpartum cases in a DHS quarterly report. DHS representatives said they were not prepared to answer at the meeting and would follow up offline. Representative Johnson also asked about a handout related to program integrity and Arkansas Medicaid. With no further business, the committee adjourned.

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• and external, including the Office of Medicaid Inspector General and the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud
• and then do recoveries of those providers who have committed that fraud, waste, abuse, or overpayment
• They're looking for fraud, waste, and abuse and make credible allegations of fraud that they then turn
• over to the Attorney General's office for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and they process.
• They prosecute civil and criminal fraud. Yes.

Summary: The committee opened with prayer, approved the January 7 meeting minutes, and then reviewed several Department of Human Services rules. One rule would allow rehabilitative hospitals to open psychiatric units, provide acute psychiatric services, and receive Medicaid reimbursement, addressing a service gap, especially in Jefferson County. Another rule would let DHS participate in a CMS cell and gene therapy model to support value-based payment agreements for treating sickle cell disorder with CGT therapy. A third DHS rule would exempt the state from the CMS recovery audit contractor requirement. DHS explained that recovery audit contractors typically work on contingency to identify fraud, waste, abuse, or overpayments, but Arkansas law prohibits contingency arrangements of that kind. DHS said the state already has multiple other program integrity layers, including internal reviews, an external payment integrity office, the Office of Medicaid Inspector General, and the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Members asked for clarification on the role of recovery audit contractors, and DHS responded that they perform post-payment audits and recoveries. All three DHS rules were reviewed without objection. Near the end of the meeting, Representative Pilkington asked about a reported increase in uninsured individuals in a DHS postpartum report, but DHS said it was not prepared to answer and would follow up offline. Representative Johnson also asked about a handout related to program integrity and Arkansas Medicaid. The committee then adjourned.

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• I'M NOT HURT IN THE EVIDENCE TODAY IS ANY PARTICULAR FRAUD OR OUTCRY THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS WITH OUR
• I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN HAVE RAMPANT FRAUD 110 PERCENT GET APPROVED ANYWAY.
• OUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL THE GRANDEST AND NOBODY SUPPORTS FRAUD.
• IF THERE IS FRAUD, HOW MUCH COULD IT BE IF NINE PERCENT QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS.
• IT IS ALSO OUR JOB IN THE STATE TO DETECT THE FRAUD AND ELIMINATE THE FRAUD SO THAT THEY ARE NOT SUCKING

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• the result of these Financial frauds the result of these Financial frauds that<01:04:36.240>
• There's been a lot of discussion about fraud, and this bill recognizes the impact of fraud and scams
• through Community Education, our AARP Fraud Watch Network, and fraud helpline.
• through Community Education, our AARP Fraud Watch Network, and fraud helpline.
• 41.719> AARP<01:09:42.560> fraud<01:09:43.040> watch Education our AA AARP fraud

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• He said they do not want to hear about the fraud; they want to be proactive and not reactive.
• Representative Ingam said he wanted reassurance that fraud prevention is robust and working.
• She said he has also said that he is focusing really hard on fraud now and that fraud is a top concern
• <01:37:34.840> uh regarding concerns surrounding fraud uh regarding concerns surrounding fraud
• <01:37:57.880> prevention reactive um in the fraud prevention reactive um in the fraud prevention

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• It's entitled Financial Crimes and Fraud Investigations.
• It's entitled Financial Crimes and Fraud Investigations.
• This is the transfer of the fraud investigations from the Commerce Department to the BCA.
• c><00:00:50.559> transfer<00:00:51.120> of<00:00:51.680> the<00:00:52.000> fraud
• And this is the transfer of the fraud And this is the transfer of the fraud investigations<00:00

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• in public to facilitate investigations of fraud. to facilitate investigations of fraud.
• part of the governor's anti-fraud part of the governor's anti-fraud package<00:38:44.320> and
• in the state's toolbox to prevent fraud in the state's toolbox to prevent fraud in<00:38:48.240>
• <01:00:22.720> to in the event that they suspect fraud to in the event that they suspect fraud
• suspected or confirmed fraud. suspected or confirmed fraud.

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